Characterization and expression of a novel cystatin gene from Schistosoma japonicum

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 186-193

  He, Baohua ^a   Cai, Guobin ^a   Ni, Yonghui ^a   Li, Ying ^a   Zong, Hongying ^a   He, Li ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cystatin; Expression; Inhibitory activity; Papain; Schistosoma japonicum; Transcription

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTATIN; GENOMIC DNA; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; PAPAIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXON; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRON; MIRACIDIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMULUM; WORM;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CYSTATINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, HELMINTH; GENES, HELMINTH; HELMINTH PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOMO SAPIENS; PROKARYOTA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMATIDAE; TREMATODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80955178278     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: 10961194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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